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Finsbury Leisure Centre

Gym • Sports complex • Leisurecentre

đź‘Ť The gym facilities have most of the machines and equipment you would expect. The changing rooms are ok. The sports hall is great. Staff are friendly. 4 squash courts, is a luxury to have in central London. Prices are great for the quality you get! People often mention staff, friend, badminton, water, court,


Address

Norman St, London EC1V 3PU, United Kingdom

Website

www.better.org.uk

Contact

+44 20 7250 1303

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (418 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: staff (11) friend (7) badminton (6) water (6) court (6)
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  • 4/5 Vlad K. 1 year ago on Google
    The gym facilities have most of the machines and equipment you would expect. The changing rooms are ok. The sports hall is great. Staff are friendly. 4 squash courts, is a luxury to have in central London. Prices are great for the quality you get!
    5 people found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 1/5 Mindy O. 2 years ago on Google
    A friend who wanted to improve their swimming came along sometimes to workout with me. When I tried to give them advice and show them new swimming skills the staff there asked me to leave, because I wasn’t allowed to “teach swim lessons” there. When I told them they are a friend and I wasn’t being paid for lessons, just having fun and teaching new skills to a friend, they asked me to show proof. How do you show proof that someone is your friend and/or isn’t paying you? I told them I’d sign an affidavit or provide anything they could think of to show proof. They couldn’t think of a way. So I had to stop or leave. I get they’re trying to run a business and don’t want a private swim instructor using their facilities for both legal and financial reasons, but what are people supposed to do when they want to work out with and help their friend improve in swimming? How is it different when someone is helping a friend improve lifting, tennis, football techniques? My friend and I ended up bringing our business elsewhere and have been happily swimming and training together since.
    5 people found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 5/5 Mike C. 1 year ago on Google
    Great new Judo/Martial Arts/Self Defence class had on Wednesdays 18:30-20:00. Well worth a free trial class! They also, run an adults class on Sundays 10:30-12:00. Pictures are of the Dojo, before the session started which shows the mat for the main session and the area students can work on their own things using the bands (Uchi Komi) or stretch etc... Amazing find!
    3 people found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 1/5 Vanessa H. 2 years ago on Google
    No one ever answers phone call. They make you listen to a very long message followed by options all of which lead you to “please visit their website” which itself is setup really awful that you can’t find any information apart from the most vanilla. Truly awful operator. I wish the council has not sold our activity centre out to this bunch.
    2 people found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 2/5 Jonny T. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff need to sweep the pitches, the rubber crumb has collected against the walls and it’s dangerous. 4g pitches need sweeping to avoid it collecting but you’ve stopped doing it and now it’s dangerous, players slip and fall regularly.
    2 people found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 4/5 Oo L. 1 year ago on Google
    Certainly in a great location. Walking distance from Old Street station. A bit sad about the building getting old. Water drips from the roof to badminton courts on a rainy day. Floors are all patchy with water damage. Coffee and bottled drinks machine takes notes and coins. No contactless. There's a water fountain on the 1st floor. There is pretty cold breeze in the sport hall which affects the flight of the shuttle. But apparently, it cannot be stopped.
    2 people found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 3/5 Joe C. 1 year ago on Google
    Good variety of sports available but center is not well maintained and quite dirty

  • 5/5 Walking M. 3 months ago on Google New
    Lovely place. Nice cafés Big playground Perfect place to spend time with loved ones. One of my favourite green spaces at Harringey...

  • 1/5 Naeimeh H. 3 months ago on Google New
    Over-priced badminton court, very cold in winter and rude staff! We had booked a badminton court. The court was not ready and the nets were not set up until just before our booking (we had to start setting it up). The moment the booking was over, the staff walked in the court saying the time is up and the court is booked, talking to us as if we were a group of kids. They then started taking down the nets right away. No one walked in the court for the next 10 min. Definitely the last time we are booking here.

  • 4/5 Miguel C. 9 months ago on Google
    Good place to play badminton. Schedule ahead of time.

  • 5/5 Adem K. 4 months ago on Google
    Great facilities. The astroturf surfaces needed some maintenance and they're much better now. They should have more water fountains please. Update: Improvements after the pandemic, the place is slowly coming to life. Staff are super polite, and they try to help whenever they can. They still need more water fountains

  • 5/5 Relle R. 7 months ago on Google
    I recently signed my children up for the teacher strike day holiday club here at Finsbury, not only was this a HUGE help for me as a working Parent but my children absolutely loved it. They enjoyed all the activities on offer as well as making new friends. The club staff were all fantastic. I then signed them up for the summer programme which again has been a life saver! Thank you too all the Holiday club staff at Finsbury :)

  • 2/5 Nicholas S. 4 months ago on Google
    The squash courts are adequate but the (men’s) changing room is grim. The amount of mould on the walls in the shower is a thing to behold. Recommend to change beforehand, and shower at home.

  • 5/5 Sanket S. 4 months ago on Google
    Great place to play Table Tennis on Sunday RUN BY HIGHBURY TT CLUB 11AM AND 1230 SESSION Very friendly staff.

  • 5/5 Sammy Master s. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic center with great staff all welcome too Costomer and people .all staff work hard and we are appreciate it them services .batter gym should more focus for them staff to give people batter service .people comfortable to have Actives and birthday party Thanks to management finsbury leisure center

  • 1/5 Mei L. 1 year ago on Google
    Horrific Gym. Could be better funded. Hall has a draft and the staff won't turn it off even after serval complaints. Once the hall had a leak which is a hazard, especially if someone gets injured. Changing rooms are okay, and there's no toilet anywhere else. Water fountain is stationed on another level.. This is one of the most disoriented gyms I've seen.

  • 3/5 Eugene L. 2 years ago on Google
    The location is good - within walking distance from Old Street and Barbican stations. Large changing rooms with 50p operated lockers (you can get the coin back) and there are hot showers. Hot water did not work a couple of times this year though. Very popular with football players as demonstrated by the amount of football paving bits left on the floor of the changing room - but it's not too big a deal. Also popular with badminton, squash and fitness classes - there's even a fencing club. Other facilities include toilets, water fountains, vending machines. All the standard things you expect, so in summary a decent place to play sports at.

  • 5/5 Sam 1 year ago on Google
    Really nice football pitches for 5-a-side and 7-a-side. Good surface, although lighting could be better.

  • 5/5 Hashtag P. 1 year ago on Google
    Loved the experience at Finsbury leisure centre. Would recommend, it has loads of facilities from swimming to a sports hall basketball.

  • 4/5 Alexander H. 1 year ago on Google
    Decent squash facility, although quite the labyrinth to get there

  • 4/5 Sethu 0. 2 years ago on Google
    The badminton indoor is very cold during winters, apart from that, everything is good.

  • 1/5 louise g. 1 year ago on Google
    Terrible customer service given to a long standing client, won’t be visiting again. Under new management I think, I hope they manage to achieve excellence once again

  • 3/5 Stephen w. 2 years ago on Google
    Used to be able to walk into an empty pitch as a kid and play football, now they lock the gates. Oh how times have changed


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